The Hot Rock (A Dortmunder Novel)

John Dortmunder and company are hired by the U.N. Ambassador to the African country of Talabwo to heist the famed Balabomo Emerald, a jewel of great historical and cultural importance, currently in the custody of rival country Akinzi. While Dortmunder and his men carry out a daring and clever burglaw upon the New York Coliseum's Pan-Africa exhibition, circumstances cause the emerald to slip through their fingers. Undaunted, Dortmunder is now chasing the gem by plane., train, and automobile. Because this hot rock has a way of getting stolen -- not just once, but again and again and again....